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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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