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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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