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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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