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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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