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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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