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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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