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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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