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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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