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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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