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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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