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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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