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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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