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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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