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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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