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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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