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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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