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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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