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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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