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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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