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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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