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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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