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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand 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 issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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