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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This 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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