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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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