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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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