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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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