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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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