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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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