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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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