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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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