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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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