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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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