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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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