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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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