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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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