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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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