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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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