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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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