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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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