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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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