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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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