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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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