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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth 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 attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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