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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. 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 consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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