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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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