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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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