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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner 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 available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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