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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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