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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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