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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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