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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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