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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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