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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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