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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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