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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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