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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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