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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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