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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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