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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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