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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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