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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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