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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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