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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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