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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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