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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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