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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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