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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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