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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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