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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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