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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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