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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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