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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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