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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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