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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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