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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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