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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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