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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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