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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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