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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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