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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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