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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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