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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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