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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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