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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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