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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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