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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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