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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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