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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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