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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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