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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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