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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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