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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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