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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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