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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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