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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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