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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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