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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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