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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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