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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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