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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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