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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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