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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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