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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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