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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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