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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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