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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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