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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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