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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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