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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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