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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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