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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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