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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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