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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines 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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