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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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