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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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