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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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