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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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