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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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