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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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