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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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