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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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