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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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