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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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