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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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