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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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