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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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