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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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