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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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