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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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