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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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