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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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