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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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