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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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