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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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