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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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