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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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