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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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