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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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