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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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