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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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