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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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