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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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