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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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