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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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