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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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