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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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