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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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