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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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