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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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