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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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