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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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