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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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