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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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