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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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