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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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