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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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