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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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