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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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