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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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