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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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