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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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