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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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