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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the interesting 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 stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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