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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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