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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies 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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