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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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