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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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