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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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