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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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