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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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