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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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