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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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