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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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