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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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