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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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