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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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