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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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