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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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