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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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