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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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