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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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