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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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