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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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