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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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