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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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