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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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