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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and 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 demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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