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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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