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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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