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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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