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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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