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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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