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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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