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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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