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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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