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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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