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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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