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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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