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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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