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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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