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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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