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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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