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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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