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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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