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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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