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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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