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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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