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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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