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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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