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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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