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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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