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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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