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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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