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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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