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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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