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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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