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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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