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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing 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 stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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