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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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