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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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