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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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