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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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