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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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