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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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