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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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