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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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