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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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