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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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