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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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