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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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