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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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