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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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