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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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