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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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