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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. 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 massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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