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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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