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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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