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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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