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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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