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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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