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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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