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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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