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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)