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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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