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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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