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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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