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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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