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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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