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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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