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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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