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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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