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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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