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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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