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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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