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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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