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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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