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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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