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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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