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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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