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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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