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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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