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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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