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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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