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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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