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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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