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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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