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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies 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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