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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)