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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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