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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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