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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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