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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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