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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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