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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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