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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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