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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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