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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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