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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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