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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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