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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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