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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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