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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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