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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating 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 interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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