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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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