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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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