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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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