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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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