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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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