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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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