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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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