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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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