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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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