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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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