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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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