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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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