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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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