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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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