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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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