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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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