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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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