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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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