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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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