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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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