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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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