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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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