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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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