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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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