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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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