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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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