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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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