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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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