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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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