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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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