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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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