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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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