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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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