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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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