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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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