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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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