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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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