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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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