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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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