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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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