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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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