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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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