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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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