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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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