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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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