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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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