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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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