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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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