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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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