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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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