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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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