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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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