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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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