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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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