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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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