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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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