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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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