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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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