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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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