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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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