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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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