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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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