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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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