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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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