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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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