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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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