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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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