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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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