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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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