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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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