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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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