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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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