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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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