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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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