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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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