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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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