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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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