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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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