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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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