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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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