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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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