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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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