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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing 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 exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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