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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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