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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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