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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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