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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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