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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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