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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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