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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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