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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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