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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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