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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major 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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