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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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