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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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