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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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