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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)