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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing 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 sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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