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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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