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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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