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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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