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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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