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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. 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 MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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