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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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