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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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