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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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