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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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