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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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