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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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