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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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