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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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