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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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