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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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