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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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