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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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