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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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