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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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