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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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