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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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