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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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