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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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