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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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