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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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