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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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