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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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