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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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