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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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