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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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