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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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