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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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