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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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