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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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