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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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