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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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