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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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