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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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