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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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