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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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