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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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