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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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