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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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