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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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