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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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