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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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