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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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