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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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