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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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