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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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