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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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