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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important 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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