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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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