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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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