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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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