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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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