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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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