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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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