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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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