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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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