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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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