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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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