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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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