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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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