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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates 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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