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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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