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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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