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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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