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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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