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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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