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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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