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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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