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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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