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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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