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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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