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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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