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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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