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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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