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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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