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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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