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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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