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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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