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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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