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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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