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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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