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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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