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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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