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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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