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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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