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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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