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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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