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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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