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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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