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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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