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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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