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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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