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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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