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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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