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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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