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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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