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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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