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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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