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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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