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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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