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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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