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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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