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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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