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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major 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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