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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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