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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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