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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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