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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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