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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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