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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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