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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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