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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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