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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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