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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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