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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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