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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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