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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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