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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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