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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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