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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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