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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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