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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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