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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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