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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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