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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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