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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with 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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