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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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